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Commands & Colors: Ancients
From the designer (about his Commands and Colors system, C&C: Ancients, and Memoir' 44):
What is Commands & Colors: Ancients
From the designer (about his Commands and Colors system, C&C: Ancients, and Memoir' 44):
"Commands & Colors: Ancients depicts warfare from the Dawn of Military History (3000 BC) to the opening of the Dark Ages (400 AD). Quite an ambitious undertaking for one game, yet Commands & Colors, by design, is a unique historical wargame system which allows players to effectively portray stylized battles from this time in history. The 15 battles showcased in the scenario booklet, although stylized, focus on important terrain features and the historical deployment of forces in scale with the game system. The battles include Bagradas, Cannae, and Zama.
"The scale of the game fluctuates from battle to battle. For some scenarios, an infantry unit may represent a legion of fighters, while in other scenarios a unit may represent just a few brave warriors. But the tactics you need to execute conform remarkably well to the advantages and limitations inherent to the various units, their weapons, terrain and time.
"Unlike its older brother, Battle Cry by Avalon Hill, Commands & Colors: Ancients is moderately more complex and contains additional historical details without the battlefield clutter. Most scenarios will still play to a conclusion in less than an hour.
Game details
- Players
- 2
- Age
- +12
- Duration
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Type
- Board game
- Year
- 2006
- Mechanics
- Campaign / Battle Card Driven · Command Cards · Dice Rolling
- Categories
- Ancient · Wargame
- Designer
- Richard Borg
- Publisher
- Devir · GMT Games · Wargames Club Publishing
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- Cartas tradumaquetadas en [color=orange]Arts[/color][color=green]cow[/color] + Dados de madera
wargame de batallas clásicas, con motor de cartas, para dar ordenes a unidades y secciones del campo de batalla. Del estilo del memoir, pero con mayor acierto en el tipo de cartas que existen. Gran ventaja: partidas cortas, de escenarios históricos. Sabiendo jugar, una partida puede durar en torno a una hora. Dispone de numerosas expansiones que añaden nuevas unidades y escenarios.
Un wargame sencillito muy satisfactorio
Mucho mejor juego que el Memoir, pues añade variantes tácticas (líderes), y una mayor similitud respecto al estilo de combate real.
3rd printing -idioma: inglés
Muy buen wargame de iniciacion. Mejor que el battlore y el memoir 4
[b]Expansiones[/b] Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #1 – Greece & Eastern Kingdoms (2006) Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #2 – Rome vs the Barbarians (2007) Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #3 – The Roman Civil Wars (2007) Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #4 – Imperial Rome (2009) Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #5 – Epic Ancients II (2009) Commands & Colors: Ancients Expansion Pack #6 – The Spartan Army (2011)
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How many players is Commands & Colors: Ancients for?
Commands & Colors: Ancients plays with 2 players.
How long does a game take?
A game takes about 60 minutes.
What age is it suitable for?
It is recommended from age 12.
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